-nephros

noun combining form

-neph·​ros

¦nefrəs,

-ˌfräs

variants or less commonly -nephron

-ən,

-än

plural -nephroi also -nephra

: kidney

pronephros

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek nephros

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